Making a difference: 'Heart n Hands' uses prevention in effort to fight heart disease across NOLA

Making a difference: 'Heart n Hands' uses prevention in effort to fight heart disease across NOLA

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Updated: 1:45 PM CST Feb 18, 2017

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WEBVTT AND THERE'S A LOCALGROUP, THAT'S FIGHTING BACK.WDSU ANCHOR CHARLES DIVINS SPOKETO THE FOUNDER, OF THATINITIATIVE.CHARLES HEART DISEASE IS A MAJOR: ISSUE IN AMERICA, THE NUMBERPEOPLE THAT DIE OF HEART DISEASEEVERY YEAR IS STAGGERING,ACCORDING TO THE AHA THAT NUMBERIS OVER 600K, THE KEY TO SLOWINGTHAT NUMBERS IS PREVENTION, ANDTHAT IS THE GOAL OF ONE LOCALPROJECT.>> HEART AND HANDS IS ANONPROFIT THAT I STARTED THREEYEARS AGO NOW TO EDUCATE YOUNGGIRLS AGES 10 THROUGH 18 ABOUTHEART HEALTH, HEART DISEASEPREVENTION, AND ALSO ABOUTCREATING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHARLES FOR ESSENCE BANKS IT'S A: MISSION THAT IS CLOSE TO HERHEART.>> I AM NOW A SURVIVOR OF 13YEARS OF HEART DISEASE WHEN IWAS DIAGNOSED I WAS I WAS ONLYI DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER TYPICAL30.RISK FACTORS OR ANY OF THOSESYMPTOMS SO WHEN I WENT THROUGHMY EXPERIENCE I REALLY WANTED TOEDUCATE YOUNG GIRLS ABOUT HEARTHEALTH.CHARLES WORKING WITH LOCAL: WOMEN'S GROUPS ESSENCE HAS PUTTOGETHER DOCTORS, CHEFS ANDFITNESS EXPERTS TO LEAD THEINTERACTIVE EVENTS.>> EVERY EVENT HAS AN ACTIVITYTO THE GIRLS ARE NOT BEINGLECTURED TO THERE REALLY BEINGENGAGED JUMPING UP GETTINGINVOLVED IN SOME OF THE GREATACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE.>> WOW.

Making a difference: 'Heart n Hands' uses prevention in effort to fight heart disease across NOLA